Match the descriptions in List-I with the appropriate words in List-II.
| List-I (Descriptions) | List-II (Words) |
|---|---|
| (A) One who designs, builds and programs machines that can do tasks on their own | (I) Nematologist |
| (B) One who studies ants, their nests and how they live together | (II) Bryologist |
| (C) One who studies roundworms, many of which live in the soil and harm crops | (III) Roboticist |
| (D) One who studies mosses and other small green plants without flowers that grow on damp ground | (IV) Myrmecologist |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) One who designs, builds and programs machines that can do tasks on their own | (III) Roboticist | A roboticist designs and builds robots. The field is called robotics. | The roboticist showed our class a small machine that can sort waste into dry and wet bins. |
| (B) One who studies ants, their nests and how they live together | (IV) Myrmecologist | A myrmecologist studies ants. The subject is called myrmecology. | A myrmecologist from Bengaluru found a new kind of ant in the Western Ghats. |
| (C) One who studies roundworms, many of which live in the soil and harm crops | (I) Nematologist | A nematologist studies roundworms. The subject is called nematology. | When the tomato roots swelled up, the farmer sent a sample to a nematologist at the farm university. |
| (D) One who studies mosses and other small green plants without flowers that grow on damp ground | (II) Bryologist | A bryologist studies mosses and similar small plants. The subject is called bryology. | On the trek to Kedarkantha, a bryologist pointed out six kinds of moss on one wet rock. |